Comb



April 1946- B. M. SCI-IIWEIZER 2,397,6%

COMB

Filed April 14 1944 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 2, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMB 7 Bernard Marx Schweizer, Nashville, Tenn. Application April 14, 1944, Serial No. 531,055

1 Claim.

This invention relates to hair combs, one of the objects being to provide a comb so constructed that it becomes an easy matter to thoroughly clean the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comb the back of which is formed with a removable section which serves as a closure for a channel, the depth of the channel being such as to extend below the crotches between the teeth so that water directed into the channel will escape freely into the spaces between the teeth, thereby removing any accumulations of dirt, etc., which may have become wedged in the comb.

A further object is to provide the removable section with a means for holding it firmly in place, said means also serving as a plow or scraper by which accumulated matter in the crotches between the teeth can be loosened preparatory to the subjection of the comb to the action of water or other'cleansing fluid.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the comb, a portion being broken away.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2, Figure l.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line 3--3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the removable section of the comb,

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing a modified form of the device.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, I designates the back of the comb pro,- vided with thev usual end teeth 2 and intermediate teeth 3, these teeth all cooperating to form crotches 4 where they merge into the back I.

A longitudinal channel 5 is formed within the back and extends downwardly into the teeth 2 and 3 so that the bottom of the channel thus opens into the teeth and also into the spaces between the teeth.

A removable section 6 is mounted on the back and extends throughout the length thereof under normal conditions and this section, in the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, is provided at its ends with depending blades I extending towards each other from the ends of the member. These blades have fingers 8 at the outer ends thereof while the remaining portions of the blade are preferably waved as shown at 9 so as to provide friction devices. The distance between the member 6 and the far edges of the waved portions 9 is equal to or less than the distance between the upper ends of the teeth and the upper edge or surface of the back I. Thus when the member 6 is in position, these friction members 7 will not be visible in those slots provided in the teeth but will be located wholly within the back I. The fingers 8, however, extend downwardly within the end teeth 2 the full depth of the channel but they are normally contained wholly within the end teeth. This will be apparent by referring particularly to Fig. 1.

When this removable member 6 is in position, the waved friction blades engage the walls of the channel in the back I so that the member 6 is thus held against accidental displacement relative to the toothed portion of the comb.

When it is desired to clean the comb, the member 6 is pulled longitudinally, causing one of the fingers 8 to move transversely of the slots in the teeth until all of the teeth and the spaces between them have been passed. The comb is then Placed under a stream of water so that the water can wash downwardly into the channel 5 and out through the openings between the teeth and the slots within the teeth so that accumulations of foreign matter between the teeth which have been loosened or partly removed when the top member was withdrawn, will thus be washed.

away, leaving the comb clean and in a sanitary condition for further use. After the comb has been cleaned the part 6 is pressed back into position Where it will be heldfrictionally.

Instead of providing the removable member with the resilient friction blades shown particularly in Fig. 4, said removable member l0, shown in Fig. 5, can be formed with a longitudinal tongue I l and with end fingers l2 integral with the member ID, the toothed portion of the comb and its back being formed with a channel the sides of which converge upwardly and in which this tongue, which is tapered upwardly, will fit so as to frictionally engage the walls of the channel. Obviously other forms of the device can be made within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

A comb including a back having a channel extending longitudinally thereof, end teeth and intermediate teeth extending from the back, said channel being extended into all of the teeth to provide openings between the teeth and slots within the teeth, and a cleaning means removcomb, fingers extending from the ends of the member and normalh seated within those porti'onsof the channel in the end teeth, said fingers being coextensive in width with the end teeth and constituting clean-tout devices-ion moving through the slotted portions of the teeth when the member is moved longitudinally of the back, and resilient means on the removable member for frictionally engaging and normally concealed within the channelled back to hold the member against free movement relative to the channelled back.

BERNARD MARX SCHWEIZER. 

